On July 13, 1996, during their tour with Eyehategod and White Zombie , Anselmo overdosed on heroin an hour after a Texas homecoming gig. After his heart stopped beating for almost five minutes, Anselmo was revived with an adrenaline shot. Anselmo apologized to his bandmates the next night and said…
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On June 28, the Kiss Alive/Worldwide Tour began at Tiger Stadium in Detroit in front of a sold-out crowd of 39,867 fans.
The first public concert featuring the newly reunited Kiss was an hour-long warm-up show on June 15 for the annual KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California , during which the band nearly ignited the stage of the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre .
Pantera’s eighth studio album, The Great Southern Trendkill , was released on May 7, 1996, and is often considered their “overlooked” album. Anselmo recorded the vocals for this release in Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor ‘s studio in New Orleans while the rest of the band recorded in Dallas…
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On April 20, nearly 40,000 tickets for the tour’s first show sold out in 47 minutes.
On April 16, 1996, the band members held a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City, where they announced their plans for a full-fledged reunion tour, with the help of new manager Doc McGhee .
Evil Empire was released on April 16, 1996, and entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, selling 249,000 copies in its first week.
He stated that he had made the decision back in April 1996, though it was not publicly disclosed.
By April 1996, the album had sold over 1 million copies in the United States and 3 million copies worldwide.
Marty Friedman built a studio in his new home in Phoenix and completed his fourth solo album, released in April 1996.